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The New Mexico Superintendency of Indian Affairs was established in 1850. After the Superintendency was abolished in 1874, the agents in New Mexico reported directly to the Office of Indian Affairs in Washington, DC. Some correspondence was filed under "New Mexico" until the change in the filing system in 1881, however.<br> | The New Mexico Superintendency of Indian Affairs was established in 1850. After the Superintendency was abolished in 1874, the agents in New Mexico reported directly to the Office of Indian Affairs in Washington, DC. Some correspondence was filed under "New Mexico" until the change in the filing system in 1881, however.<br> | ||
====Governors and Ex Officio Superintendents==== | ==== Governors and Ex Officio Superintendents ==== | ||
James S. Colhoun 1851, William Carr Lane 1852, and David Meriwether 1853 | James S. Colhoun 1851, William Carr Lane 1852, and David Meriwether 1853 | ||
====Superintendents==== | ==== Superintendents ==== | ||
James L. Collins 1857, Michael Steck 1863, Felipe Delgado 1865, A. | James L. Collins 1857, Michael Steck 1863, Felipe Delgado 1865, A. Baldwin Norton 1866, Luther E. Webb 1868, Jose Manuel Gallegos 1868, Maj. William Clinton 1868, Nathaniel Pope 1870 and Levi Edwin Dudley 1972 | ||
====Agents==== | ==== Agents ==== | ||
Edward H. Wingfield 1851, Richard H. Weightman 1851, Abraham R. Woolley 1851, John Greiner 1851, and Michael Steck 1852 | Agents without specific assignments | ||
Edward H. Wingfield 1851, Richard H. Weightman 1851, Abraham R. Woolley 1851, John Greiner 1851, and Michael Steck 1852 | |||
=== Agencies === | === Agencies === | ||
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*[[Conejos Indian Agency (Colorado)|Conejos Agency]] | *[[Conejos Indian Agency (Colorado)|Conejos Agency]] | ||
*[[Mescalero and Jicarilla Indian Agency (Arizona)|Mescalero Agency]] | *[[Mescalero and Jicarilla Indian Agency (Arizona)|Mescalero Agency]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Eastern_Navajo_Indian_Agency_(New_Mexico)|Navajo Agency]] | ||
*[[Pueblo Indian Agency (New Mexico)|Pueblo Agency]] | *[[Pueblo Indian Agency (New Mexico)|Pueblo Agency]] | ||
*[[Santa Fe Indian Agency (New Mexico)|Santa Fe Agency]] | *[[Santa Fe Indian Agency (New Mexico)|Santa Fe Agency]] | ||
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=== References === | === References === | ||
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Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Press, [1974]. | Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Press, [1974]. | ||
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Preliminary Inventory No. 163: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Washington, DC: | Preliminary Inventory No. 163: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Washington, DC: | ||
=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||
[[Category:Superintendencies_of_Indian_Affairs]] | [[Category:Superintendencies_of_Indian_Affairs]] | ||